Multiple Affected as Turbulence Strikes Delta Aircraft into Sydney, Australia

Multiple passengers and crew were hurt when a Delta Airlines flight traveling from Los Angeles to Sydney was hit by turbulence this past Friday.

Delta Flight 41 "went through a short bout of rough air" as it landed at the Sydney airport, an airline spokesperson stated. A number of the onboard staff were injured.

The New South Wales Ambulance Service stated they evaluated five individuals, and transferred three to hospital with minor injuries that included pain in the back and head pain. The injured were between their 30s to 70s.

This marks the newest example of aircraft being hit by turbulence, with researchers indicating that shifting climate patterns is a significant contributor.

There were nearly 250 travelers and fifteen staff members on the Airbus A350, the representative added, adding that the plane landed "safely" at the airport at 06:48 local time on Friday.

Emergency responders indicated they got a call just three minutes ahead of the plane touched down, and emergency vehicles were standing by on the runway.

Why in-flight bumpiness is growing increasingly prevalent - and often stronger.

During the past year, two dozen individuals were hurt when a separate Delta aircraft, travelling from Salt Lake City, Utah to Amsterdam, Netherlands, experienced "significant" turbulence just a couple of hours into the long-haul flight, and had to make an emergency landing.

Earlier this year, travelers and staff on a Singapore Airlines flight experienced a harrowing brief five-second of severe turbulence. A traveler passed away and numerous people sustained injuries, as individuals not fastened in rose out of their seats and crashed back down.

In-flight turbulence is fairly routine during flights, and while occurrences of rough conditions seem to be rising, they are statistically infrequent.

Estimates show that there are an estimated 5,000 incidents of severe-or-greater turbulence each year, out of a overall number of over 35 million flights that are conducted around the world.

Strong atmospheric disturbance is described as when the up and down movements of a aircraft passing through disturbed air apply greater than 1.5 times the force of gravity on your body - sufficient force to propel you from your seat if you weren't wearing a safety belt.

As a changing climate modifies atmospheric conditions, researchers alert that air travel could become less smooth: temperature changes and altered air currents in the upper atmosphere are likely to increase the regularity and severity of dangerous in-flight bumps.